3. The Committee adopted the Provisional Agenda as proposed and agreed to discuss the use of active chlorine in food processing under Agenda Item 18, Other Business and Future Work. The Committee agreed to hold informal ad hoc Working Groups on the International Numbering System (INS) (Agenda Item 11) and on Priorities (Agenda Item 17) under the chairmanship of Finland and the Netherlands, respectively. The Chairman expressed his concern about the late arrival of documents and comments.